Australian population growth

October 10, 2016

Demographic data for the March 2016 quarter was released last week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data showed that over the 12 months the national population increased by 1.4% which translates into an increase of 327,610 persons. Looking at the two components of national population growth, they show that over the year…

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July 3, 2016

Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the strong national population growth experienced over recent years is continuing to wane while on the other hand, dwelling construction is booming. This effect is creating a much closer relationship between housing supply and demand. ABS demographic data released last week for December 2015 showed that Australia’s population…

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June 28, 2016

Interstate migration picks up Drilling into the latest ABS Demographic Statistics a little further reveals some very notable trends. In particular there has been an unprecedented flow of relocation towards Melbourne as folk follow the jobs, with a massive net interstate migration of 4,849 to Victoria in the fourth quarter of 2015, easily the highest…

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June 27, 2016

Demographic data for the December 2015 quarter was released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. At the end of 2015, the national population was estimated to be 23,940,278 persons having increased by 1.4% or 326,073 persons over the year. Although the population continues to increase at a fairly rapid pace, the rate of population growth…

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March 25, 2016

The ABS released its Australian Demographic Statistics figures for September 2015 which confirmed the expected steadying of population growth at an annual total of +313,200, with government projections showing a fresh increase expected through 2016. Net overseas migration has slowed significantly since the end of the mining construction boom, though it is now flattening out. In fact,…

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November 15, 2015

Migration to Australia is slowing. The ABS released its Overseas Arrivals & Departures figures for September 2015 which confirmed that net permanent and long-term migration continued to slow to +282,400 on a rolling annual basis, which is now the lowest level since July 2007. With New Zealanders and Europeans having increasingly opted to pursue more appealing or lucrative…

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July 17, 2015

The Housing Industry Association has analysed the latest ABS demographic statistics. The figures showed that Australia’s rate of population growth slowed in 2014. Here’s what they had to say: This development coincided with a period when the nation built more new homes than in any other year on record. This dynamic has generated some interest, particularly in light of this…

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July 1, 2015

The ABS released its Australian Demographic Statistics today for the final quarter of 2014. As expected, population growth was slower than it was through 2013, although in the event not quite as slow as my projections. Let’s take a look in two parts. Part 1 – Australian population growth in 2014 Population growth slowed in…

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June 17, 2015

Population growth in Australia has slowed from its recent peak of a shade above 405,000 per annum in September 2013 back to around 354,600 per annum on the latest figures. This headline number will have some way to fall yet, with the December 2014 figures yet to be reported. However, a rebound is in the…

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May 21, 2015

For some time now there have been reports of a slowdown in Australia’s resource sector, which almost singlehandedly underpinned the Australian economy during the last decade as Chinese demand for anything we could dig out of the ground grew exponentially. In fact, it could be said that the mining industry essentially shielded us from the…

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